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Real Name: Avraham Benbassat [formerly 'bigbenba' since May '03]
Lives In: Jerusalem District, IL
Member Since: Sep 23, 2005
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Transportation: Ways to Jerusalem
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  • 'Mode': TO
    Category: Car/Motor Home
    Getting TO/AROUND: From the west:
    Highway 1: Latrun-Shaar Hagai-Shoresh-Motza-Ginot Sacharov-Jerusalem
    Highway 386: Shimshon Junction-Nachshon Junction-Bet Shemesh-Ein Kerem
    Highway 1: Castel-Beit Zait-Har Nof

    From the north:
    Highway 443: Nebi Samuel-Givat Ze'ev-Ramot
    Highway 443: Begin Expressway
    Highway 60: Ramallah-Eljeeb-Atarot-Neve Ya'akov
    Highway: Bet El-Ofra-Chizme-Checkpoint-Adam-Pisgat Ze'ev

    From the East:
    A' Zayim - French Hill Junction
    Highway 8: Ma'ale Adumim-Mount Scopus tunnels

    From the South:
    Highway 60: Gush Etzion -Tunnel Road-Gilo
    Highway 2: Bethlehem-Gilo

    Use of an Israeli road map is highly recommended. One can be obtained free of charge from any office of tourism or can be purchased at most local bookstores

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    Bus or Taxi: Egged
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  • 'Mode': AROUND
    Category: Bus
    Getting TO/AROUND: Rates for ride in the city
    One ride 5.50 NIS
    Two rides 6.30 NIS (within 1 hour)
    Two rides - transfer ticket (MAAVAR) 6.30 NIS (within 1 hour)
    Jerusalem City Tour - 9.90 NIS

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    Phone: 03-694-8888
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    Transportation: City Tour
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  • 'Mode': AROUND
    Category: Bus
    Getting TO/AROUND: Circular route around the city aboard an opened-top, double-decker bus.
    Explanations during the route in 8 languages in addition to Hebrew:
    Arabic, English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Spanish and Russian
    through personal earphones,
    introducing travelers to over 85 important sites throughout the city.
    During the tour, visitors may step off at any of the 25 stops,
    walk around and wait for the next bus to pick them up to continue the tour.


    Tickets: 2-hour pass NIS 45, children – NIS 36;
    Daily pass: NIS 65, children- 56 NIS

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    Comments for FruitLover about Jerusalem
    hunterV Wed Nov 4, 2009 19:26 UTC
     ~ Sholom, Avraham! Thanks for your nice virtual tour of the Eternal City! ><><><><><
    VeronicaG Mon Feb 16, 2009 18:48 UTC
     You've shown most of the sites we'll be seeing in May...so exciting to think we'll be actually seeing in person what we've only read about in the past--thanks for the pics and details of these holy sites!
    aussirose Sat Nov 22, 2008 08:18 UTC
     WOW!! Just loved a stroll through your pages here Avi!! Amazing pix & history!! .... especially the history of Jesus! And it snows there too?!! Wow!! What a write up!! Enjoyed every minute of it! Cheers, Ann :o)
    angiebabe Sun Sep 21, 2008 20:17 UTC
     Interesting to see yr tip with March Chagall windows - I went roaming around St Paul de Vence in France and inadvertently ended up at his gravestone!I was impressed about that of course!see you in Jerusalem soon!
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